Saying] Or, That say.
to a stock] To an idol made of the stock of a tree. Isaiah 40:20. &44. 14-17.
Thou art my father, &c.] Giving Gods honour to idols; Deuteronomy 32:6 Isaiah 64:8. and being so senslesse, as to take a stock or a stone, Chap. 3. 9. for their father. Isaiah 44:17.
to a stone] An image made of stone. Daniel 5:4; Daniel 5:23.
Thou hast brought me forth] Or, begotten me. Genesis 4:18.
they have turned their back unto me] Chap. 32. 31. Ezekiel 8:16. Heb. the hinder part of the neck. Chap. 18. 17.
but] Or, yet; as Isaiah 65:20.
in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us] They will seek to me to save them; finding to their shame, how little help their idols are able to afford them. Jud. 10. 10, 15. Isaiah 26:16. Hosea 5:15.